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What Is The Prognosis Of A Morphine User With Gangrene Setting In?

hi. My husband is a morphine user he pusshed it in his ring finger,the finger turned black,cold due to dry gangrene.he went to doctor after 3days.after 1month the finger was amputed from middle proximal part but now on the second day after amputation tip of his middle finger is turning black.wat are the chances of survival
Fri, 12 Dec 2014
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by continously using parental or injectable morphine the vessels are blocked and damaged.so it's tough to save in chronic users
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What Is The Prognosis Of A Morphine User With Gangrene Setting In?

by continously using parental or injectable morphine the vessels are blocked and damaged.so it s tough to save in chronic users